Baldric
Baldric ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English baudric, bawdrik, through Old French (compare French baudrier and Late Latin baldringus, baldrellus), from Old High German balderich, compare balz, palz, akin to English belt. See Belt, n.]
A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt.
A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied
Sustained the sword that glittered at his side.